He said, "Cow-killing has unfortunately been a perpetual source of
bitter feeling betweenMuslims and Hindus. It is incumbent on us
all to find a remedy. It may help us todo this, if we trace the
origin of sacrificial rites. We are all agreed that wecelebrate
the historical sacrifice by Ibrahim. But it must be remembered thatIbrahim, one of our great Prophets, did not sacrifice a cow, nor
is the sacrifice of a bovine especially enjoined anywhere. On the
contrary, the camel or the sheepis more frequently mentioned in
connection with sacrificial rites. How many ofour Hajis have sacrificed
cows in Arabia, the home of Islam?"